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Gawan Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Giridih district, Jharkhand

Gawan Block of Giridih district has total population of 115,962 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 59,039 are males while 56,923 are females. In 2011 there were total 18,227 families residing in Gawan Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gawan Block is 964.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gawan Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 60.9% and the sex ratio of Gawan Block is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gawan Block is 22682 which is 20% of the total population. There are 11662 male children and 11020 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gawan Block is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 964 ) of Gawan Block.

The total literacy rate of Gawan Block is 60.94%. The male literacy rate is 60.27% and the female literacy rate is 37.36% in Gawan Block.

Population
115,962
Families
18,227
Literacy
60.94%
Sex Ratio
964

To facilitate the administration, Gawan Block is further divided into 160 villages.

Gawan Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gawan Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,682 11,662 11,020
Literacy 60.94% 60.27% 37.36%
Scheduled Caste 18,913 9,612 9,301
Scheduled Tribe 5,295 2,665 2,630
Illiterate 59,114 23,458 35,656

Caste-wise Population - Gawan Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.6% of total population in Gawan Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 18,913 9,612 9,301
Schedule Tribe 5,295 2,665 2,630

Religion-wise Population - Gawan Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 93,468 (80.6%) 47,869 45,599
Muslim 21,854 (18.85%) 10,835 11,019
Christian 130 (0.11%) 64 66
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 7 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 367 (0.32%) 187 180
No Religion Specified 133 (0.11%) 77 56

Literacy Rate - Gawan Block

Average literacy rate of Gawan Block in 2011 were 60.94% in which, male and female literacy were 75.1% and 46.33% respectively. Total literate in Gawan Block were 56,848 of which male and female were 35,581 and 21,267 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gawan Block

The Sex Ratio of Gawan Block is 964 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 964 females in Gawan Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 964 ) of Gawan Block.

Child Population - Gawan Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,682 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gawan Block. Out of which 22,682 were male while 22,682 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gawan Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gawan Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gawan Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 22,682.

Total Urban Rural
Population 115,962 0 115,962
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,682 0 22,682
Schedule Caste 18,913 0 18,913
Schedule Tribe 5,295 0 5,295
Literacy 60.94% - 60.94%
Sex Ratio 964 - 964

Working Population - Gawan Block

In Gawan Block out of total population, 47,786 were engaged in work activities. 60.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 47,786 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,490 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,839 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,731 20,616 8,115
Cultivators 13,490 9,306 4,184
Agriculture Labourer 6,839 4,664 2,175
Household Industries 651 388 263
Other Workers 7,751 6,258 1,493
Marginal Workers 19,055 9,029 10,026
Non Working 68,176 29,394 38,782

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